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Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2024

H.R. 8646 · 118th Congress · Jun 5, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2024”.

Sec. 2 Department of Veterans Affairs on-campus educational and vocational counseling

Section 3697B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary”;
(2)
by striking “employees of the Department who provide such services under section 3697A of this title.” and inserting “an employee of the Department who holds a bachelors degree or a more advanced degree in a relevant field of study.”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) An employee of the Department who provides counseling services under this section—

“(A) may provide such services on the campuses of more than one institution of higher learning; and

“(B) may not provide such services to more than a total of 25 individuals at any one time.”